River Cruising Through The Netherlands and Belgium
I saw the AMA Waterways ship moored early at the dock in Amsterdam and stepped on board. It was just the beginning of sailing for 7 days with tulip and chocolate anticipation. Seven days ahead of river cruising and I was ready to partake of as much as possible, and why not? It was vacation...
Remembering the suffering during WWll
The Battle of Arnhem, and A Bridge Too Far. Airborne museum is in the British Airborne Headquarters, Oosterbeck, Netherlands and has a lot of memorabilia and interactive enactments what it was like during the battle. The British cemetery has twins who died on the same day at age 21. Each year on Sept 17, the...
Flowers and river cruising, a blooming good time
Vibrant colored flowers are still blooming in the Netherlands and the best is yet to be seen. Many people associate Holland with springtime tulips and with the late cloudy winter, the abundance of these beauties is just around the corner. There are countless flowering beds in the country of the Netherlands and Keukenhof Gardens is the “Disneyland” for flower...
